Bandersnatch – TPToA Podcast 102

Bandersnatch is a bleak, bold new story-delivery from Netflix and the mind of Charlie Brooker. Part television event, part game, part misanthropic dystopian choose-your-own-adventure, Bandersnatch responds to the question: “What if I could control the story’s protagonist’s choices?”. Join Dion, Bec (Ardella), and Peta-Producer as they try to figure out if there’s a “good” ending worth fighting for, or whether you’re wasting your time by trying again.

Bandersnatch - TPToA Podcast 102

A bold initiative to create hybrid televisionHas amazing production design and production coordinationAn innovative shake-up for how streaming services can operate

Somewhat fails as a game narrative, but that's not really the pointRequires significant time investment to get all the pathways outBandersnatch is from the Black Mirror team, so expect 'the darkest timeline'

Dion Brooks is an obsessive collector of Star Wars figurines who also works in production for film and television. He crewed for RTX Sydney (Rooster Teeth Expo) and spent 11 years working for Supanova Comic Con & Gaming . He has been presenting pop culture content with Quinny for over a decade, as a co-host of (Cool) Shite on the Tube, the award-winning Australian pop-culture podcast which ran from 2005 - 2015. Currently he resides in Sydney and swears that one day he'll get a dog.